What Interventions Improve Outcomes for the Patient Who Is Depressed and in Pain?

The purpose of this clinical consultation is to offer nurses evidence-based strategies to provide holistic care to their patients with comorbid depression and pain. The combination of depression and pain is common and, if not managed effectively, has negative outcomes. Treatment-resistance is one negative outcome. The worst-case scenario for unrelieved depression and/or pain is suicide.

Source: Pain Management Nursing - October 17, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Susan V. Brammer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research